Engineering Manager, PlatformDelivery (Remote)

What we do

At runZero were a team of dreamers and creative thinkers who arent afraid to shake up the status quo. Fixing whats broken with legacy vulnerability management and overcoming persistent decades-old problems requires a new approach.

Our platform provides a single source of truth for exposure management across the total attack surface. Without requiring agents authentication or appliances runZero delivers the most complete and accurate visibility into every asset and exposure across internal external IT OT IoT mobile and cloud environments including uncovering unknown and unmanageable devices and broad classes of exposures that evade traditional tools.

Founded by HD Moore (creator of Metasploit) runZero is trusted by more than 500 companies and 30000 users worldwide to find and mitigate risks faster meet compliance requirements and improve overall security. See for yourself with a free trial!

Role

Were looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to join and lead a team of engineers responsible for building and enhancing the runZero platform. This role reports directly to our CEO and is a player-coach role where you will guide development efforts support team career growth and frequently contribute to complex technical work.

Success in this position requires strong technical leadership experience in project dependency mapping excellent communication skills an eye for detail and a commitment to fostering a supportive engineering culture rooted in ownership and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning prioritization and execution of engineering work across backend frontend APIs and platform components
• Mentor and grow a team of engineers through coaching regular 1:1s and career development planning
• Lead by example by contributing directly to platform development (Go) database design (PostgreSQL) user experience () infrastructure (AWS) and architectural decisions
• Partner closely with internal teams to produce excellent customer outcomes through well-scoped engineering work and clear delivery plans
• Drive high engineering standards for quality performance and security through code reviews technical guidance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure reliable predictable delivery of features and platform enhancements.
• Coordinate the triage and remediation of bugs reported by customers and field teams
• Respond to and coordinate remediation for urgent issues across infrastructure databases and product with a focus on customer value

Requirements

• 3 years of people management experience
• Strong proficiency in Go and experience working with large complex Go codebases
• Experience developing modern backend services REST APIs data models and performant system architectures
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL SQL optimization and relational data design
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred) Linux Git CI/CD workflows and modern software development practices
• Hands-on leadership style with a proactive problem-solving mindset and strong work ethic
• Experience in exposure management asset inventory vulnerability scanning fingerprinting or network discovery is a strong plus but not required
• Experience with single-page application development and in particular is a benefit but not a requirement

Salary

runZero values transparency in the hiring process. According to our market data we expect this role to fall within a salary range of $170000-$225000 based on specific skills and experience. We know that the talent market is always in flux so please let us know if you believe we have advertised this role in the wrong salary band. We also provide equity to all employees.

Interview process

We value your time and see the interview process as a critical two-way street allowing us to assess your skills strengths and cultural fit while simultaneously providing you with a clear understanding of our company our ways of working and the expectations specific to the role youre seeking. To this end our interview process incorporates a combination of:

• Initial one-on-one interviews with a recruiter and manager
• Panel interviews with the team
• Candidate challenge - a role-specific challenge designed for you to showcase your strengths and allow us to assess your skills in a hands-on exercise
• A final interview conducted either remotely or in-person if we havent yet met face-to-face in previous rounds

How we take care of you

• Fully remote : runZero is a 100% remote company! While we aim to gather annually for kick-offs our team thrives in the flexibility and freedom that remote work provides.
• Benefits : We prioritize the well-being of our team members which is why runZero pays for 100% of the premium platinum-level medical vision dental life and short-term disability coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401k : We match 4% of 401K contributions
• Time off: We offer unlimited PTO 11 official company holidays and a recharge week at the end of the year
• Paid parental leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Culture of collaboration: Our team is diverse representing various backgrounds and perspectives which fosters an inclusive and vibrant environment. With flexible schedules and supportive coworkers who listen to one another runZero promotes a culture of collaboration.
• And more!

For more information on what its like to work at runZero please visit our employee spotlight page!

Applications

runZero positions are currently restricted to the United States and the United Kingdom. All other International applications will not be considered.

runZero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age disability national origin veteran status marital status ancestry nationality or any other basis covered by applicable law.

We encourage under-represented applicants to apply even if you dont think you fit 100% of the criteria (nobody ever does)!

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